Grey Cup Appearances

Famous quotes containing the words grey, cup and/or appearances:

“Sir, a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

“I write mainly for the kindly race of women. I am their sister, and in no way exempt from their sorrowful lot. I have drank [sic] the cup of their limitations to the dregs, and if my experience can help any sad or doubtful woman to outleap her own shadow, and to stand bravely out in the sunshine to meet her destiny, whatever it may be, I shall have done well; I have not written this book in vain.”
—Amelia E. Barr (1831–1919)

“The appearances of goodness and merit often meet with a greater reward from the world than goodness and merit themselves.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)